Dennis Van Staalduinen
@denvan.bsky.social
Ottawa guy. Hating the Musky stench on Twitter. Kinda liking Threads (www.threads.net/@denvangram), but I’m app-ing around. Say hi if you know me from @denvan on Twitter… or IRL.
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Hey Bluesky! Thanks to all who have followed me here… without any actual participation from me for the last year. Any good tips for the new kid? Worth sticking around? Smart people to follow?
That moment you realize we’re just one small comma away from having centaurs.
August 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
That moment you realize we’re just one small comma away from having centaurs.
I feel bad for the growers.... but otherwise?
It couldn't happen to a nicer trading partner.
It couldn't happen to a nicer trading partner.
Wow when I saw this post, it was so wild, I had to look up the raw trade data for myself.
Sure enough, U.S. wine exports to Canada have fallen off a cliff:
Sure enough, U.S. wine exports to Canada have fallen off a cliff:
June 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I feel bad for the growers.... but otherwise?
It couldn't happen to a nicer trading partner.
It couldn't happen to a nicer trading partner.
Had such a great time leading two walks for @janeswalkottawa.bsky.social this weekend: 1) a re-walk of my Unbuilt Ottawa walk, and 2) my brand new walk MANIFEST DISCREPANCY - Ottawa's complicated history with Americans. Both were big hits, and the weather?!? Mwah! Chef's kiss!
May 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Had such a great time leading two walks for @janeswalkottawa.bsky.social this weekend: 1) a re-walk of my Unbuilt Ottawa walk, and 2) my brand new walk MANIFEST DISCREPANCY - Ottawa's complicated history with Americans. Both were big hits, and the weather?!? Mwah! Chef's kiss!
Amid my LONG hours with Elections Canada this week, I snuck in a CBC Radio interview to promote my Jane’s Walk next weekend - called Manifest Discrepancy - about Ottawa’s complicated history with the United States.
All in a Day with Alan Neal: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
All in a Day with Alan Neal: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
April 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Amid my LONG hours with Elections Canada this week, I snuck in a CBC Radio interview to promote my Jane’s Walk next weekend - called Manifest Discrepancy - about Ottawa’s complicated history with the United States.
All in a Day with Alan Neal: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
All in a Day with Alan Neal: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
CANADAAAAAAA!!!!!
March 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
CANADAAAAAAA!!!!!
Hoping for some poetic justice for Team Canada. The USA lost to *Panama*, and if they lost to Canada too? Mwah! Chef's kiss! The only thing better would be if they also lost to Greenland and Mexico as well.
March 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Hoping for some poetic justice for Team Canada. The USA lost to *Panama*, and if they lost to Canada too? Mwah! Chef's kiss! The only thing better would be if they also lost to Greenland and Mexico as well.
Really enjoying a day of international soccer. First the just-ended Netherlands vs. Spain game (sadly a loss for the Oranje) and now catching the second half of the Canada/USA third place Nations League game. GO CANADA!
March 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Really enjoying a day of international soccer. First the just-ended Netherlands vs. Spain game (sadly a loss for the Oranje) and now catching the second half of the Canada/USA third place Nations League game. GO CANADA!
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Poilievre’s broken slogan generator to blame as he vows to “Dink the Rink” and “Slime the Grime”
www.thebeaverton.com/2025/03/poil...
www.thebeaverton.com/2025/03/poil...
Poilievre’s broken slogan generator to blame as he vows to “Dink the Rink” and “Slime the Grime”
Lethbridge, AB - Conservative party leader, Pierre Poilievre, spoke to a mystified crowd of supporters as he promised to go to Ottawa and “Dink the Rink” while standing in front of a banner emblazoned...
www.thebeaverton.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Poilievre’s broken slogan generator to blame as he vows to “Dink the Rink” and “Slime the Grime”
www.thebeaverton.com/2025/03/poil...
www.thebeaverton.com/2025/03/poil...
Uh, thanks for the recommendation LinkedIn...
(jumps off bridge)
(jumps off bridge)
March 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Uh, thanks for the recommendation LinkedIn...
(jumps off bridge)
(jumps off bridge)
Brilliant explainer. Please watch and learn.
IMPORTANT: If you live in the United States or Canada, you’ve probably heard Trump‘s constant claim that the United States is “subsidizing” Canada. It’s wrong of course, but here’s the best explanation I’ve seen about how & why it’s wrong. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE IT A LOT. Kudos to Andrew Chang & CBC.
Is Trump right about the U.S. 'subsidizing' Canada? | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
March 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Brilliant explainer. Please watch and learn.
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Apparently those who said the problem with annexation was that the price wasn't high enough, were the problem
i'm dying
February 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Apparently those who said the problem with annexation was that the price wasn't high enough, were the problem
Well, to be fair, math is hard…
February 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Well, to be fair, math is hard…
Normally, I'm in favour of careful proofreading of photo captions... but in this one case...
January 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Normally, I'm in favour of careful proofreading of photo captions... but in this one case...
After Donald Trump pledged to "pursue our Manifest Destiny into the stars... (and) plant the stars and stripes on the Mars".
January 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
After Donald Trump pledged to "pursue our Manifest Destiny into the stars... (and) plant the stars and stripes on the Mars".
I see Melania dressed in her most festive outfit for the occasion.
January 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I see Melania dressed in her most festive outfit for the occasion.
That feeling you get when the worst humans are having a happy Monday.
January 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
That feeling you get when the worst humans are having a happy Monday.
I keep hearing American newscasters going on about the dangerous, record-breaking cold weather in Washington DC for today's presidential inauguration.
IT'S ONLY FREAKING -3 CELSIUS YOU WIMPS!!!
IT'S ONLY FREAKING -3 CELSIUS YOU WIMPS!!!
January 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I keep hearing American newscasters going on about the dangerous, record-breaking cold weather in Washington DC for today's presidential inauguration.
IT'S ONLY FREAKING -3 CELSIUS YOU WIMPS!!!
IT'S ONLY FREAKING -3 CELSIUS YOU WIMPS!!!
Brilliant.
January 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Brilliant.
Finally!! My $300 Million payment has come through from the "SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND"!
January 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Finally!! My $300 Million payment has come through from the "SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND"!
Hey Americans.
Stop this crap about Canada as a "51st State". It shows you don't comprehend some basic facts:
1) Canada as a whole is significantly larger than the USA;
2) Fully SEVEN of the top ten largest North American states or provinces are Canadian;
3) We're not bloody interested. Not ever.
Stop this crap about Canada as a "51st State". It shows you don't comprehend some basic facts:
1) Canada as a whole is significantly larger than the USA;
2) Fully SEVEN of the top ten largest North American states or provinces are Canadian;
3) We're not bloody interested. Not ever.
January 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Hey Americans.
Stop this crap about Canada as a "51st State". It shows you don't comprehend some basic facts:
1) Canada as a whole is significantly larger than the USA;
2) Fully SEVEN of the top ten largest North American states or provinces are Canadian;
3) We're not bloody interested. Not ever.
Stop this crap about Canada as a "51st State". It shows you don't comprehend some basic facts:
1) Canada as a whole is significantly larger than the USA;
2) Fully SEVEN of the top ten largest North American states or provinces are Canadian;
3) We're not bloody interested. Not ever.
Agreed! But... if we DO talk about it (which we absolutely shouldn't) let's stop this insulting nonsense about Canada becoming just ONE state out of 51!
We need to stop talking about this as though it was an actual possibility. We are a sovereign nation. Feel free to tell anyone who toys with this insane notion to kindly go fuck themselves.
What if Canada became the 51st state, as Donald Trump has suggested? How would our lives be different? Could we maintain our distinct customs and policies? @spaikin.bsky.social asked Kathleen Wynne, Jeffrey Simpson, and Laura Dawson (Future Borders Coalition) #cdnpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLwV...
January 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Agreed! But... if we DO talk about it (which we absolutely shouldn't) let's stop this insulting nonsense about Canada becoming just ONE state out of 51!
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Tell Me Again - Ron Sexsmith April 29, 2017 NAC Theatre Ottawa
YouTube video by Jim McQuaid
youtu.be
January 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Reposted by Dennis Van Staalduinen
Great episode.
With Justin Trudeau resigning as Liberal Leader, former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore and former Liberal strategist @gmbutts.bsky.social join the podcast to discuss advice for their political foes.
Listen on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
Listen on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
January 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Great episode.